Leicester sign Matthew Upson on one-year deal

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Upson jumped at the chance to play in the Premier League againClive Gee/EMPICS Sport

Brendan McLoughlin

Last updated at 2:33PM, May 23 2014

Leicester City have added experience to their ranks as they prepare for life
in the Barclays Premier League after signing Matthew Upson, the defender, on
a one-year contract.

The former Arsenal and Stoke City centre-back, 35, turned down Brighton &
Hove Albion’s offer of a new deal and conceded the chance of another
campaign in the Barclays Premier League was too good to turn down.

“The Premier League is the draw for me, absolutely,” Upson, who scored for
England at the last World Cup, said. “It’s something I’ve been striving to
do again ever since I stepped down to the